Handle-affixing machine



March 26, 1929- A. VAN VEEN ET AL 1,706,714

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ANTON VAN VEEN, or HARTFORD, AND GEOBGEAF. MATTESON, or ROCKY HILL, CON-NECTIGUT, ASSIGNORS TO THE ULLER RUS COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CON-NECTICUT, A CORPORATION or CONNECTICUT. v

HANDLE-AFFIXING mACHINn' Application filed September Our inventionrelates to the classof machines employed for attaching handles toVarious articles, the machine herein illustrated and described beingespecially constructed for the attachment of brushes to handles, and anobject of our invention, among others, is the production of a machine bythe use of which handles may be affixed in a particularly rapid andefiicient manner. I

Oneform of device embodying ourinvention, and in the constructionand useof Which the objects herein set out, aswell as others, may be attained,is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- I Figure 1 is aview in front elevation of a machine embodying our invention.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of a portion of the machine withparts broken off to show construction. I

Figure 3 is a view in vertical section illustrating the mechanism foroperating the pusher slide. i

Figure 4 is a top View with partsremoved and with the parts of themechanism in the position assumed in a preliminary step in theoperation, parts also being broken away.

Figure 5 is a View in vertical section.

through a portion of the machine on a plane denoted by the dottedline5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4, but illustrating the position ofthe parts of the machine at the termination of theoperation in aflixinga handle.

Figure 7 is a view in vertical cross section on'a plane denoted by thedottedline 77 of Figure 4.

In the accompanying drawings 'the numeral 10 denotes the table or baseof our improved machine that maybe supported in any suitable manner, asupon legs 11. A driving shaft 12 is mounted in bearings in a bracket 18secured to the under side of the table 10, and as shown in Figures 2,and 7 of the drawings. The shaft 12 may be rotated as by means of power.applied to a driving pulley 14, and conveyed by a belt In the structureherein illus- (not shown). trated the pulley 14 is mounted to rotatefreely upon the driving shaft and a clutch 15 of any suitableconstruction is employed for connecting the pulley to the shaft. A handwheel 16maybe secured'to the shaft as a means for manually rotating itif de- 18, 1924. Serial No. 738,493.

sired. A clutch actuating lever 17 is pivotally mounted on the bracket13 and is provided with a handle 18 by means, of which i pivotallymounted'at the lower end of a bracket 25 secured to the under side ofthe table and projecting downwardly therefrom and as illustrated inFigures 2, 3 and 5 of the drawings. A crank pin26. projecting from theside of the cam 23 extends into a block mounted for sliding movement ina slot 27 in thelever 24, and the upper end of said lever is connectedby a rod 28 with a pusher slide actuating stud 29 secured to andprojecting from the under side of a pusher slide 30 mounted for slidingreciproeating movement on the table 10, and as shown in Figure 3 of thedrawings. In'the structure herein shown the rod 28 extends through apivoted block in the stud 29 and is operatively connected therewith, asby means of a spring 31 thrusting with one end against the stud and withits opposite'end against a head, as. nuts 32, secured to the end of therod 28.

The slide 30 has a recess 33 in its upper surface to receive articles,as handles 34, to be affixed to the shank of a mop, brush 'or of V-shapewith its widest dimension at the upper side of the slide. This recess isformed in a forwardly projecting ledge 35 extending at the front end ofthe pusher,

and a pusher block 36 is secured to the slide in position to makecontact with the handles or other articles for the purpose of forcingthem onto the shanks of the mops or similar articles, this block beingseparate from the slide in order that different blocks to conform to theshapes of different articles may be employed. The block herein shown hasa recess 37 within. which screw-eyes on the ends of'the handles project,so that the ends of the handles rest squarely against the working faceof the block 36.

' The handles are supplied to the recess 33 i similar art cle, thisrecesspreferably belng i in front of the pusher block 36 as by means ofa chute 88 extending downwardly from a hopper 39, said chute beingformed on a standard 70 that supports said hopper, the second handlefrom the bottom of the pile handlesresting upon a rib 40 upon the slide80 when the bottom handle in the pile is being pushed forward. Anagitator 41 is mounted for swinging movement on the bottom of the hopperto insure the feed of the handles through the outlet in the bottom ofthe hopper, the shaft 42- of this agitator having. an arm 43 securedthereto and connected by a rod llwith a lever 15 pivotally attached tothe side of the hopper and adapted to be operated as by a roller l6pivotally mounted on the side of the slide 39, and as shown in Figure 2of the draw ings. 1

From the above description it will be seen that the articles, ashandles, are automatically fed from the hopper 89 into the path ofmovement of the pusher block 36 and by the action of the slide 30operating said block the handles are automatically pushed forward andforced uponshanks 17 of articles, as brushes 18, while. said shanks aresecurely held in a manner now to be described.

A stationary clamp jaw .19 is secured. to a block 68 on the table 10. ator near one end thereof and a movable clamping jaw is pivotally attachedto the end of a clamp lever 51,, pivotally mounted on a stud 52 securedto said block 68, said lever having a handle 53 by means of which it maybe manually operated if desired. A link 54 connects the jaw 50 withaplate 55 rigid with the stud 52, as a means for maintainin the clampingedge of said aw always in the same relative position with respect to thefixed jaw 49. The movable jaw 50 has a lip extending underneath anoverhang 1g projection on the fixed jaw to prevent said movable j awfrom rising during the clamping operation, and as shown in Figure 1 ofthe drawings. Shank supporting jaws 56 are pivotally mounted, as onguides 57 forming grooves in which the slide 80 moves, said jaws havinggrooves in their adjacent ends to receive the brush shank. These jawsare held in their closed positions, as means of springs, as shown inFigure 4 of the drawings. A positioning lever 58 is pivot-ally mountedon a guide 57 and is spring pressed into its operative position, asshown in Figure 4 of the drawings, and vhen mounted in this position itsend forms a stop to receive and determine the proper position of thebrush shank before the latter is clamped by the action of" the clamp jaws 419 and 50. A retaining lever 59 is pivotally mounted on the table10 with. one end overlying the path of travel of handle towards thebrush shank, and in a position to overlie said handle and prevent itfrom rising when 1t is being forced on to the brush shank. This lever 59has an arm 60 connected by a link 61 with the clamp lever 51, or handlethereof, sothat when said lever is moved to place the jaw 50 in clampedposition the end of the lever 59 will be moved into position so that ahandle will pass under it and be held from rising, as shown in Figure 6of the drawings. A strap 62 underneath which the lever 59 extends isemployed to support said lever from any rising movement. j

The clamp jaw 50 is mechanically oper .ated as by means of a clampactuating lever of bell crank form and comprising a lever arm 63, camarm 64 and shaft 65, mounted in a boss 66 on the under surface of thetable 10, and as shown in Figure 2 of the draw ings. The arm 63 is incontact with the lever 51 to move it against tension of its spring 67,and the arm 64 is in contact with the cam, 28 to be actuated thereby,said cam being of proper form to impart regularly timed movements to theclamp jaw.

A counter of any of movement of the handles may be em.- ployed toregister the number of handles affixed by the operation of the machine.

The members of the'clutch 15 are diseir' gaged by a cluth actuatingspring 71, one end of which is secured to the handle IE8 of the clutchactuating lever 17 and the other end of which spring is secured to theframe of the machine, and a clutch holding lever 72 is pivotally mountedon the frame of the machine, its end being in position to engage a stud73 on the handle 18 and thus hold the clutch parts engaged for operationof the machine, said end also engaging said stud. on its opposite sideto prevent movement of the handle 18 to start the machine. Said lever 72is provided with a, handle 7 as a means for operating said lever.

In the operation of the machine, the clutch acti'iating lever 17 havingbeen, by operation of the handle 18, actuated to engage the clutchparts, the machine is set in motion. A brush having been placed with itsshank between the jaws d9 50 and with its end against the end of thepositioning lever 58, as the cam 23 rotates it withdraws fromv the arm64 of the bell crank lever and permits the spring 67 to act to close theclamp jaws to hold said shank. In the further operation of the machinethe lever 24 is actuated tomove the pusher slide 30 forward, and thelatter pushes the bottom handle in the pile in the chute 38 forward fromunderneath said pile, in this operation the second handle fromthebottonr of the pile resting upon the rib 40, as hereinbeforedescribed. As a handle moves forward. its end first strikes v thecounter arm 69, thus operating; the regsuitable construction with anactuating arm 69 located in the path isterto record the passing of thehandle. he end of the handle next passes under the retaining lever 59that has been projected by the action of the clamp lever 51' across thegroove in which the handles travel. The end of the handle next makescontact with the end of the brush shank held by the jaws, the end ofsaid shank passing into an opening previously formed in the handle and01" a size smaller than said shank. As the handle passes onto the shankunder the force of the pusher slide 30, the end of the handle strikesthe shank supporting jaws56 and JUShGS them out of the way. The handlehaving been moved far enough to properly attach it to the shank the cam23 actuates the clamp jaw 50, through theconnections hereinbetoredescribed, to loosen the brush shank, and the brush with the handleailixed is removed by the operator of the machine and another brush isplaced with its shank between the jaws for a repetition of the operationof the machine as above described.

When it is desired to stop the machine for any reason the handle 74 thatis in convenient position, is pushed to one side by the operator torelease the lever 72 from the stud 73 and the spring 71 immediatelyactsto disengage the clutch parts and the operation of the machineceases.

In accordance with the provision of the patent statutes we havedescribed the principles of operation of our invention, together withthe machine which we now consider to represent the besuembodimentthereof, but we desire to have it understood that the machine shown isonly illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out by othermeans and applied to uses other than those above set out.

We claim j 1. A handle machine including handle feeding means, areciprocahle pusher arranged to receive handles from the handle feedingmeans, said pusher including a portion to support the handles and anabutment for drivingly engaging the handle ends, and a holder located inthe line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to detachablyreceive articles to which the handles are to be aiiiXedJ 2. A handleaiiixing machine including a hopper to receive handles, a reciprocablepusher arranged to receive handles from said hopper, said pusherincluding a portion to support handles and an abutment for driv-' inglyengaging the handle ends, a holder located in the line of reciprocationof said pusher and adapted to detachably receive articles to which thehandles are to be aiiixed, and a handleagitating means located in saidhopper and operatively connected with said pusher.

3. A handle aifixing machine including handlefeeding means forsupporting handles, a reciproc'able pusher arranged to receive handles lrom said feeding means, a

holder arranged in the line of reciprocation. of said pusher and adaptedto detachablyreceive articles to which the handles are to be aflixed,and a bloekreinovably secured to said pusher and positioned to engagesaid handles and force them on to said articles.

4. A handle ailixing machine including handle feeding means forsupporting handies in superposed relation, a reciprocable I pusherarranged to receive handles from said feeding, means'and having a ledgeto receive the bottom handle of the pile, and a raised portion toreceive and support the balance ofthe pile, and a holder arranged in theline of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to removably receivearticlesto which the handles are to; be affixed. 5 A handle affixingmachine including handle feeding means, a reciprocablepusher arranged toreceivehandles from said fe-ed- 7 ng means, a holder arranged in theline of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted to be periodicallyoperated to secure articles to which handles are to be affixed, andmeans connected with said holding means and with said pusher to impartdefinitely timed periodical operations to said holder and movement tosaid pusher to force said handles on to said articles. e

6. A handle affixing machine including handle feeding means, avreciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said feed ingmeans, a holder'arranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusherandadapted to reinovably receive articles to which the handles are to beafiixed, and mechanism including an actuating member for periodicallyoperating said holder and foroperating said pusher to impart definitelytimed relative lDOVOIUGDtS thereto.

7. A handle aihxing' machine including handle feeding means, areciproeahle pusher rranged to receive handles from said feeding means,a holder arranged in the line of.

reciprocationof said pusher and adapted to I removably receive articlesto which the handles are to beaihxed, and mechanism including arotatably mounted actuating member for periodically operating saidholding means and for operatin said pusher to impart definitely timedrelative movements thereto,

-8. A handle afliXing machine including handle feeding means,a'reciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said feedingmeans and to force them on to articles to which theyare to be affixed, aholder arranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adaptedto removably. receive saidarticles, a member to periodically operatesaid holding means, a member to operate said forcing means, and a singleactuating member to operate both said forcing and said holding members.

9. A handle al izin machine including handle feeding means, areciproeable pusher mounted to receive handles from said feeding meansand force them on to articles to which they are to be aliixed, a holderarranged in the line 01": reciprocation of said pusher and adapted toremovably receive articles to which handles are to be Lilli-16d, apivotally mounted lever for periodically operating said holding means, apivotally mounted lever for operating said forcing means, and a. singleactuating member to engage and operate both of said levers.

10. A handle atlixing machine including handle feeding means, areciprocable pusher arraz ged to receive handles from said feed ingmeans and force them on to articles to which they are to be atiixed, aholder ar ranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adaptedto removably receive said articles, a member to periodically operatesaid holding means, a member to operate said forcing means, and a singlerotatably mounted actuating member engaged with both said holding andforcing members to operate them.

11. A handle ailining machine including handle feeding means, areciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said teeding meansand force them on to articles to which they are to be atiixed, a holderarranged in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and adapted toremovably receive said articles, a pivotally mounted lever forperiodically operating said holding means, a pivotally mounted lever foroperating said forcing means, and a single rotatably mounted actuatingmember engaged with both of said levers to actuate them.

12. ll. handle affixing machine including han lle feeding means, areciprocable pusher 2 *nged to receive handles from said feedn'ieans andforce them on to articles to which they are to be a'fiixed, a holdermounted in the line oi. reciprocation of said pusher and adapted toremovably receive said articles, means for periodically operatsaidholding means, to secure and release said articles, and means located inthe path of movement oi said handles for supporting said articles, saidmeans being temporarily removed from said path by said handles in theirmovements.

13. A handle affixing machine including handle feeding means, areciprocable pusher mounted to receive handles from said teeding meansand force them on to articles to i res,

ing means and force them on to articles to which they are to bealliXe'd, a holder mounted in the line of reciprocation of said pusherand adapted to removably receive said articles, and a retainer overlyingthe path of movement of th handles to prevent them from rising duringthe aliixing operation.

15. A handle aliixing machine including handle feeding means, areciprocable pusher arranged to receive handles from said feeding meansand force them on to articles to which they are to be allixe'd, a holdermounted in the line of reciprocation of said pusher and including amovably mounted clamp jaw for holding said articles, a lever foroperating said jaw, a retainer movably mounted to overlie the path ofmovement of the handles to prevent them from rising during the aiiixingoperation, and a connection between said lever and said retainer foroperation or the latter.

16. A handle ailixing means including handle feeding means, a pusherreciprocably mounted to receive handles from said feeding means and toimpart affixing n'rovement to the handles, and means located in the pathof movement or said handles away from said supplying means for holdingarticles to which the handles are to be aliixed, said holding meansbeing released by the movement of said handles toward said holdingmeans.

ANTON VAN VEEN. GEORGE F. MATTESUN.

